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The Laodiceans Had Material Wealth Only Excerpt They were urged to buy not ordinary gold, but  refined  gold, referring to that which would glorify God and make them truly rich. Through its banking industry the city had material wealth. But the church lacked spiritual richness. Though they had beautiful clothes, they were urged to wear  white clothes  (cf. v.  4 ), symbolic of righteousness which would cover their spiritual  nakedness.  As wool was a major product of the area, Laodicea was especially  famous for a black garment made out of black wool. What they needed instead was pure white clothing. Then Christ exhorted them to put  salve … on  their  eyes.  A medical school was located in Laodicea at the temple of Asclepius, which offered a special salve to heal common eye troubles of the Middle East. What they needed was not this medicine but spiritual sight. The church at Laodicea is typical of a modern church quit...

The Laodiceans Had Material Wealth Only Excerpt They were urged to buy not ordinary gold, but  refined  gold, referring to that which would glorify God and make them truly rich. Through its banking industry the city had material wealth. But the church lacked spiritual richness. Though they had beautiful clothes, they were urged to wear  white clothes  ( cf . v. Rev 3: 4 ), symbolic of righteousness which would cover their spiritual  nakedness.  As wool was a major product of the area, Laodicea was especially famous for a black garment made out of black wool. What they needed instead was pure white clothing. Then Christ exhorted them to put  salve … on  their  eyes.  A medical school was located in Laodicea at the temple of Asclepius, which offered a special salve to heal common eye troubles of the Middle East. What they needed was not this medicine but spiritual sight. The church at Laodicea is typical of a modern church q...